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Shock As Egyptian Army Colonel Leaves Uganda In Tears
Col Hosny and Lt.Gen.Musanyufu The UPDF Joint Chief of Staff (JCOS) Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu on behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces Gen David Muhoozi has bid fare well to the Outgoing Egyptian Defence Attache’ to Uganda Col Hosny El Noby. Col El Noby, who has served in Uganda for One and half years, commended…
UPDF Must Conquer Africa Like Napoleon Bonaparte-Min.Mwesige Tells Commanders
Min.Adolf Mwesige speaking The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) / UPDF has closed a two-day trategic planning retreat at its headquarters in Mbuya that aimed at reviewing its budget performance for the Financial Year (FY) 2018/19 and forecasting its priorities for the FY 2019/20. While opening the retreat, the Minister of Defence and…
Col Nakalema’s anti-corruption unit Storms Bank of Uganda, Arrests five Directors
Security Vehicles On Kampala road Five directors at Bank of Uganda have been arrested by State House Anti-Corruption Unit in an ongoing crack on corruption in government agencies. According to security sources, the move to arrest the five was informed by whistleblower who informed the unit about loss of huge monies getting lost at Entebbe…
Dutch National Arrested At Entebbe Airport With Narcotic Drugs
Mr.Rai after being arrested by Aviation Police The anti-narcotic unit under the Aviation police is holding one Jhinkole Rai alias Ruben a Dutch national for allegedly unlawfully possessing Narcotic drugs, he was intercepted yesterday at about 1:00 pm while at the departures hold baggage screening machine. He was destined to travel to Italy aboard Emirates…
Interpol Arrests 10 City Traders Selling Counterfeits
SCP Onyeko Benson The directorate of Interpol and International Relations has in a joint operation has arrested more ten traders and intercepted 5000 pieces of counterfeit products in Kampala business center. The two-day operation was conducted between 12th and 13th June led to seizure of fake products that some traders have selling to the innocent…
UPDF Soldier Wanted Over City Murders,Robberies
KMP Spokesperson Onyango Patrick Police and ISO have begun a serious hunt for six armed robbers who gunned down two mobile money operators and took away their cash in Zzana on Entebbe Road. Kampala metropolitan spokesperson Patrick Onyango identified the dead as Harriet Nalwadda , a mobile money dealer and Maureen Nakabuubi who were attacked…
Desabre Outs 23 Man Cranes Squad To Play At AFCON 2019 Finals
Uganda Cranes Squad By Micheal Matovu Uganda Cranes head coach Sebastien Desabre has released a 23 man team to play at 2019 Africa Cup Of Nations finals in Egypt. The names were submitted to CAF but three players who include Alexis Bakka (Carlstad United- Sweden), Kirizestom Ntambi- Coffee FC –Ethiopia) and Sadam Juma (KCCA) were…
Shock As Deadly Ebola Disease is Confirmed in Uganda
photo by AP The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have confirmed a case of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda. Although there have been numerous previous alerts, this is the first confirmed case in Uganda during the Ebola outbreak on-going in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. The confirmed case is a…
Why M7 Fired SFC Commander Maj.Gen Nabasa?
Birungi and Nabasa at the recent UPDF function Commander in chief of the armed forces Gen.Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reshuffled the commander of Special Forces ‘SFC’ Command Maj Gen Don Nabasa and replaced him with Maj.Gen James Birungi. SFC is an elite army that guards the president and his special interest group of people. The…
Kabaka Mutebi Roars; Masaka Must Be Included In The new Cities
Kabaka Ronald Mutebi The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Mutebi II has lashed at the government for not putting Masaka Municipality in the first phase of new cities. Government recently elevated Fort Portal, Mbarara, Hoima, Lira, Arua, Gulu, Mbale, Jinja and Entebbe municipalities to cities with intentions of creating the new cities to decongest Kampala.…